Intended for those deploying automation in a production environment. Options range from the Essential Kit, the most cost effective option for deploying Forge/OS, to the full featured Advantage Kit, which is ideal for those deploying automation for the first time, or those seeking the most robust hardware solution to greatly reduce the controls design needed for most automation scenarios.
The Runtime License is a software license to operate Forge/OS in a full production environment, with full access to all features of Forge/OS. The software works with over 250 robot arms, providing a common operating system and programming interface across most top robotic brands.
The essentials for deploying with Forge/OS 5: a Keba Teach Pendant and a Forge/OS 5 perpetual Runtime license. Supply your own IPC.
Get up and running fast with a simple hardware package that just works. Keba Teach Pendant, Forge/OS 5 Runtime license, plus an IPC purpose built for Forge/OS 5.
The fastest way to automate. A Forge/Ctrl pre-installed with Forge/OS 5, with a Keba Teach Pendant. Forge/Ctrl is ready to interface with robots, machine tools, PLCs, and peripherals.
Best for
Software License
Runtime Perpetual
Runtime Perpetual
Runtime Perpetual
Control Robots from Top OEMs
Control Peripherals
Control Machine Tools
Approved for Production Use
Task Canvas Included
Keba Teach Pendant
1 Year Standard Support
IPC and Forge/OS 5 Pre-Installed
Forge/Ctrl with Forge/OS 5 Pre-Installed
Integrated Pneumatics
Integrated PLC
Integrated IPC
SDK
Deployment Speed
Fast
Fast
Fastest
$5,400
$8,000
$15,750
Featuring a Forge/OS 5 Developer License + SDK, Developer Kits are intended for those building and reselling solutions featuring Forge/OS 5, or those building Forge/OS 5 apps which may be sold or distributed through READY Market. Developer Kits are not approved for use in a production environment.
Forge/OS 5 gives developers a single, Qt-based platform on which to build apps that scale across top robot brands, peripheral hardware, and software. The Developer License comes with SDK including documentation, sample code, Virtual Machine, and READY Robot Simulator. The Developer License enables the license holder to submit apps for sale or distribution within READY Market. This is a perpetual license that can be used indefinitely with no extra costs.
Forge/OS 5 Developer license + Forge SDK enable the integration of hardware with Forge/OS 5, and the development of standalone apps that scale across all top robot brands.
Featuring Keba Teach Pendant, enclosure with internal IPC, a Developer License and SDK, the Developer Kit is ready to be plugged into an OEM robot controller and used with mininal setup.
Best for
Software License
Developer Perpetual
Developer Perpetual
SDK
Sell Your Forge/OS 5 Apps on READY Market
Control Hundreds of Robots from Top OEMs
Control Peripherals
Control Machine Tools
Task Canvas Included
Keba Touch Pendant
IPC with Forge/OS 5 Pre-Installed
Approved for Production Use
Support
$100 $20
$4,500 $3,000